The BJ Thomas track is a true dark horse. An excellent list of songs.
― jetfan, Saturday, 6 March 2010 23:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
"If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" over "White Man."
― Fitzcarraldo, Tuesday, 9 March 2010 00:28 (fourteen years ago) link
It's always amused me how the Trashmen arrived at "Surfin'..." for no reason at all, other than to jump on a trend. Two years earlier, they woulda called it "Twistin' Bird", and maybe "Psychedelic Bird" in '67 and "Disco Bird" in '76 and it'd still be the same idiotic noise, and I'd still vote for it.
― Ceci n'est pas une display name (Myonga Vön Bontee), Tuesday, 9 March 2010 01:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Well, that's a surprising result. I loved "White Man" in summer '78, but it hasn't worn well for me. Sounds messy and whiney now.
― ρεμπετις, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Honestly figured "Surfin' Bird" (which I probably should have voted for) would take this. Shows what I know.
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Shows that you don't know about the bird!
― Ceci n'est pas une display name (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 01:54 (fourteen years ago) link
shows that there are a bunch other mfs that don't know the bird is the word
― flocka flamingos (The Reverend), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 06:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Myonga, how does it feel to be so colossally OTM so often? :)
― Kevin John Bozelka, Wednesday, 10 March 2010 19:44 (fourteen years ago) link
had i bothered voting i'd have definitely gone with "surfin' bird", KJB totally OTM about it upthread
― im armond white btw (donna rouge), Wednesday, 10 March 2010 21:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Didn't vote, but would have voted "White Man" way over "Bird," though "Bird" has the greater lyric.
― Pete Scholtes, Thursday, 11 March 2010 16:43 (fourteen years ago) link
I have my moments, KJB, thanks!
― Half lies and gorilla dust (Myonga Vön Bontee), Friday, 12 March 2010 14:32 (fourteen years ago) link